Alfred E. Smith Foundation Announces Keynote Speakers for 80th Annual Al Smith Dinner, Return to Waldorf Astoria
| 09/10/2025
By: Patrick Grady
On October 16, the 80th Annual Al Smith Dinner will welcome keynote speakers, former Secretaries of State Mike Pompeo and Antony Blinken, back to the historic Waldorf Astoria Hotel after nearly a decade. New England Patriots owner and philanthropist, Robert Kraft, will receive this year’s “Happy Warrior Award.”
Check out the foundations website to contribute and learn more about their initiatives at www.alsmithfoundation.org.
Hundreds gather as cardinal calls 100-year-old parish "a living rosary" for the community.
By:
Steven Schwankert
| 10/07/2025
Franciscan shrine in Wappingers Falls welcomes pilgrims on the Feast of St. Francis for the Holy Year celebration.
By:
Steven Schwankert
| 10/07/2025
On this week’s Conversation with Cardinal Dolan, Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Monsignor Jim Vlaun talk about baseball, the new mural at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, the Al Smith Dinner, the Pope’s upcoming travel, and the process of deciding who to honor with awards.